These Crispy Cauliflower Tacos with Chipotle Crema are the BEST tacos I’ve ever made! They are served with a healthy kale cabbage slaw for an irresistible taco dish!

I can’t believe in all my blog posts I’ve never made a cauliflower taco recipe. How did that happen?? Anyway, not only did I fix that, I came back with a bang with this recipe. These Crispy Cauliflower Tacos are seriously the BEST tacos that I’ve ever made, no joke. One bite and both the Mr. and I declared it instantly. Every bite is kind of like a mini adventure. I love adventures, don’t you?

I knew I wanted to achieve three things in this post: cauliflower, a unique way to use Silk Almondmilk, and something spicy and crispy. I’ve used Silk Almondmilk in every single recipe that requires milk but I wanted something new, something that wasn’t a liquid recipe or a cold recipe. Everything basically pointed straight to making tacos, and I’m so glad that I did. I used one of my most popular recipes, my cauliflower wings, and turned them into crispy cauliflower bites for these tacos. They were the perfect combination of crispiness on the outside but divine and flavorful on the inside, and the right amount of spice to them.

I used the Silk Almondmilk in the batter for the cauliflower. I love battering my cauliflower before baking them because it truly transforms them from a raw veggie to a really delicious taco filling for these Crispy Cauliflower Tacos. The batter is gluten free and actually pretty healthy, but makes all the difference.

By the way, you can’t even tell that it’s cauliflower! It’s so transformed that every time I try them I forget for about 10 seconds what I used to make them. We may or not have taste tested about 10 of these piping hot straight out of the oven, just to be sure, you know? Totally worth it.

While the cauliflower bites were baking, I got to making the slaw. It’s as simple as shredding, mixing and leaving them. Seriously, it’s SO easy. I made it for a separate post coming closer to fall, but had to kind of go all spoiler alert on your and share them. I couldn’t NOT put them in these tacos because it was that good, AND healthy.

The chipotle lime crema was actually my favourite part. Creamy, spicy, garlicky and so, so addictive. It topped off the tacos perfectly and is customisable. We’ve actually been using it in sandwiches and taquitos since then so do yourself a favour and make even more that is required.

All in all, these tacos are an absolute dream. I love that the Silk Almondmilk had such a major role in transforming the cauliflower, ultimately making the entire taco. I used it in the chipotle lime crema also to thin it out for drizzling, so you get a great dual use out of it.

P.S. the ingredient list for these tacos is long, I’ll admit, but I promise, it isn’t hard to make. Everything low with each other and perfectly complements each other. I’m seriously getting hungry just writing this, so I think I’ll let you dive right into making them. Bon Appetit!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of my favourite almond milk Silk! All opinions and text are 100% mine.

Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with a silicone baking sheet or parchment paper, NOT foil.

Remove florets from the cauliflower (aka don't use the stem).

Chop the cauliflower into smaller pieces to resemble the size of wings.

In a separate bowl, whisk all the batter ingredients together EXCEPT the bread crumbs. Place the bread crumbs in a bowl. Line it up beside the batter bowl.

Toss the cauliflower in the mixture one at a time, shaking off excess batter. Then, dip the cauliflower into the breadcrumbs to coat, then place onto the baking sheet. Repeat until all of the wings are coated.

Bake for 22 minutes.

While baking, prepare the ingredients for the sauce by whisking together.

Remove from oven. You can stop here, and serve the wings sauceless with sauce on the side. The wings will be crispy this way. Alternatively, coat the wings in the sauce. With a pastry brush, brush the sauce onto the wings. Bake for another 5 minutes for the sauce to soak into the wings.

Remove from oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Kale Cabbage Slaw

Mix all the ingredients for the slaw together while cauliflower is baking. Let sit on the counter or in fridge if not using immediately while everything else is being made so all the flavours can marry together.

Lime Crema

While cauliflower is baking, in a small food processor or with an immersion blender, blend all the ingredients together. Add a tablespoon or water to thin out the lime crema for drizzling if you so desire. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place in a squeeze bottle and in the fridge until ready, or in a small bowl to spoon over tacos.

You can make the kale cabbage slaw ahead of time, even before you put the crispy cauliflower tacos in to bake. Making it while it’s baking is just another option, although the flavours will marry together even better if made before.

Made these tonight and they were fantastic! I substituted soy milk for the almond milk (hubby has a nut allergy). I also made my cauliflower pieces smaller so I could fit four pieces in each taco. 🙂 The slaw was great on it’s own. Will definitely make these again.

Highly recommend making these! They are so delicious – the cauliflower is great by itself or on top of a salad as well. Since I’m not vegan I added a bit of mayo to the dressing and loved it! (FYI the dressing is fine without mayo though) The veggies are SO refreshing in the taco – the addition of vinegar/oil/sugar lightens it up a bit, which I love. Will make this recipe over and over again 🙂

This was delicious!! One of the best recipes I have come across lately. Very filling too for a vegan dish. The combination of cole slaw with the crispy cauliflower and lime cream is wonderful.
Thank you!

So, first the Califlower recipe alone…amazing. Will use again in other ways, because my 5 year old thought they rocked. I served with the slaw which was also on point. Didn’t toast the tortillas, didn’t think it was necessary, we like ours soft and warm, especially with something crispy in the middle. Didn’t make the sauce, not a fan of calorie dense sauces, and I thought it would make it too rich. Served with avacado, cilantro, jalepeno, and lime wedges, per usual with tacos of any variety in our home. Great vegan recipe, very fresh, color was beautiful and passed my sons seal of approval; can’t wait to try a few more from this list. 🙂 Thanks again!